
Rainforest Action Network
Two weeks ago Massey Energy began blasting Coal River Mountain and with
it the hopes of citizens who have developed plans for a green wind
project on the mountain. We need you to contact the Obama administration and
tell them to put a stop to this!
Source: savecoalrivermountain.org
Two weeks ago Massey Energy began blasting Coal River Mountain and with it the hopes of citizens who have developed plans for a green wind project on the mountain. Please contact the Obama administration and tell them to put a stop to it.

Rainforest Action Network
Good news today: Gucci Group just announced that it will eliminate all paper made from Indonesian rainforests and
plantations and by controversial suppliers like Asia Pulp and Paper. Help us keep pressure on the slackers, Coach, Calvin Klein, and Marc Jacobs, and tell them to follow Gucci Group's lead!
Source: ga3.org
Indonesia's rainforests are world-renowned for their social and ecological value. They comprise some of the most biodiverse forests on the planet and are home to millions of Indigenous people. They are also key to reigning in climate change but are currently being cut down at an unprecedented rate. ...

Rainforest Action Network "Palm Oil=The Green Answer"? Sounds like a greenwashing to us. San Francisco’s preeminent green blogger (and RAN alum) Cameron Scott is running a cool contest to find the most outrageous greenwash. Check out the latest contestant on his blog, The Thin Green Line.
Source: www.sfgate.com
An ad [pdf] promoting palm oil as a sustainable source of food oil and biofuel was rejected because it violated truth in advertising laws. The ad was created for the Malaysian palm oil industry and...

Rainforest Action Network On Friday, a group of activists occupied the EPA Headquarters in DC to protest mountaintop removal. Check out a clip of the protest here!
Source: www.youtube.com
On October 30th, actions were held across the US to protest the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. In Washington, DC 13 people occupied the EPA headquarters building asking the agency to take action against the ongoing destruction.

Rainforest Action Network Tomorrow is the End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action--and there are actions all over the country. Check out the map and attend an action in your area!
Source: ran.org
WHAT: Actions at the EPA and across the country calling for an end to mountaintop removal WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30 WHERE: Your Town, USA CONTACT: Fill out the contact form below

Rainforest Action Network Can you donate $10 to support RAN's work today? Between 3pm EST today and 3pm EST tomorrow, the Cause with the the highest number of donations will win $1000. Please help us win this prize! If you are not already on Causes, add the application (http://apps.facebook.com/causes/) and search for our cause called "Save Our Rainforests". Click on DONATE and make your donation! Thank you for your support!
Source: apps.facebook.com

Rainforest Action Network Massey Energy is getting ready to blast Coal River Mountain in West Virginia, one of the last mountains untouched by mtn top removal. Please call EPA's Lisa Jackson's office today & ask her to intervene! Dial (202) 564-4700 and click on the link for talking points!
Source: ga3.org
These operations are happening only a few hundred feet away from the Brushy Fork impoundment dam, which holds over 8.2 billion gallons of toxic coal sludge above Pettus, WV. If the dam bursts, nearly a thousand people in the Coal River Valley would likely lose their lives within minutes.

Rainforest Action Network This past Saturday was 350.org's International Day of Climate Action? Did you attend any 350 events in your area?
Source: www.nytimes.com
Kicking off with thousands gathering on the steps of Sydney’s iconic Opera House, global warming protests took place around the world Saturday to mark 50 days before the U.N. climate summit.

Rainforest Action Network HuffPo just posted a list of the best environmental actions (and RAN pulled off one of them!). Which one was your favorite?
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Those committed to Mother Nature have been known to express their grievances with public happenings and large-scale art projects rather than anti-war style marches. We've compiled a slideshow with some of the best acts of civil disobedience committed in the name of the environment.

Rainforest Action Network Thanks to everyone who called Cargill today and told them to leave tropical rainforests alone! Over 3,000 people called and their phones are still ringing!

Rainforest Action Network Want to tell Cargill how you feel about their palm oil plantations that are standing in the place of tropical rainforests? Today is the global call-in day to Cargill and they need to hear from you! Call Cargill's headquarters at 1-800-CARGILL (227-4455) or 952-742-7575 and click on the link below for talking points!
Source: ga3.org
Tropical rainforests are home to half the plant and animal species on earth, and only 20 percent of these forests remain on our entire planet. Unfortunately, increasing demand for palm oil for consumer ...

Rainforest Action Network Massey Energy is on the move - and Coal River Valley residents are doing all they can to stop the coal company from blowing up one of the last standing intact mountain in the region, which also happens to be a proposed wind farm.
Source: itsgettinghotinhere.org
Coal River Valley residents and supporters associated with Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero delivered a letter to Governor’s Manchin’s office in the State Capitol building at 12:15 p.m. ...

Rainforest Action Network Do you know a good reason carbon trading is bound to fail to save us from climate change? 350.org is collecting 350 reasons why carbon trading is the biggest financial scam in history and they want you to submit your brilliant thoughts on the problem called carbon trading!
Source: www.350reasons.org
350 Reasons is a collaborative project to showcase the multitude of reasons against the false solutions proposed that advocate carbon trading in confronting climate crisis.

Rainforest Action Network Several large corporations--like Apple and Pacific Gas & Electric-- have already left the US Chamber of Commerce due to the commerce's denial of climate change. Maybe it's time for the world's largest business organization to accept the science behind climate change or risk losing more of their members...
Source: understory.ran.org
Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.

Rainforest Action Network On Oct 30, activists across the nation will be taking action at EPA offices to demand an end to Mountaintop Removal. If you are interested in participating in the Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal, please sign up at the link below!
Source: ran.org
WHAT: Actions at the EPA and across the country calling for an end to mountaintop removal WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30 WHERE: Your Town, USA CONTACT: Fill out the contact form below


























